Chad McMahan is an American businessman and politician, serving as a

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member of the

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for the 6th district, which includes parts of

Itawamba Levi Colbert (1759–1834), also known as ''Itawamba'' in Chickasaw, was a leader and chief of the Chickasaw nation. Colbert was called ''Itte-wamba Mingo'', meaning ''bench chief''. He and his brother George Colbert were prominent interpreters ...

and

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counties.

Early life

Chad McMahan was born and educated at the Tupelo High School in

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in 1990. He graduated from

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in 1995.

Career

McMahan worked for Great Southern Industries, a packaging company, for two decades. McMahan was an alderman in

Guntown, Mississippi Guntown is a city in Lee County, Mississippi, located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area. The population was 2,410 at the 2020 Census. Etymology Guntown is named for Virginia Loyalist ''émigré'' James G. Gunn ( d. 1826 ...

. Since January 2016, he has served as a

member of the

, representing District 6, which includes most of Lee County and parts of

Itawamba County, Mississippi Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,401. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county was ...

Personal life

McMahan is married to Nicky Clayton, and they have a son. They reside in Guntown, and he attends the North Star Baptist Church in

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References

Living people People from Lee County, Mississippi Union University alumni Businesspeople from Mississippi Republican Party Mississippi state senators 21st-century American politicians 1972 births {{mississippi-politician-stub